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- ***Are You Co-dependent? - by Submitted on Sep 05, 2014 from Sandra LeningtonRecovery From Codependence: A Brief Introduction Do you think you may have codependent behavior? This phenomenon isn't as uncommon as many believe. If you find yourself controlling others or bending over backwards to help others at the risk of your own health or sanity, a codependency ...
Views: 2783(1 vote) - ***BEWARE: The Top 10 Triggers that Endanger your Addiction Recovery - by Submitted on Jun 20, 2014 from Sandra LeningtonVarious “triggers” can put people at risk of relapsing into old patterns of addiction. A trigger can be as simple as people, places, or feelings that initiate a desire, or craving or reminder of past addictive behaviors. Causes of relapse can differ for each person. Pay attention ...
Views: 3146(1 vote) - ***Emotional Eating: Why Diets, Surgery, Pills Don't Work - by Submitted on Jul 18, 2014 from Sandra LeningtonBut if I know that eating less and exercising more will result in weight loss, why don’t I just do it? What’s getting in my way? Or, if I do succeed in losing a little weight with a diet, why do I usually regain the weight I lost? Why can’t I hold onto healthier habits as a ...
Views: 2965(1 vote) - ***How to Overcome Addiction in 5 Easy Steps - by Submitted on May 30, 2013 from Sandra LeningtonStep 1: Awareness! This step is probably one of the most difficult to acknowledge for the alcoholic or addict. Long before a person realizes it, the grip of addiction has taken hold. At first, there may be occasional “problems,” such as a minor accident due to drinking, or the ...
Views: 3768(2 votes) - ***Is it Addiction … Or just a bad habit ? The 5 Signs & Symptoms that say, “You are addicted” - by Submitted on Jul 01, 2013 from Sandra LeningtonWhat is the meaning of Addiction? An addiction, broadly speaking is a compulsive need for and use of a habit-forming substance such as heroin, nicotine, or alcohol. It is characterized by tolerance and by well-defined physiological symptoms upon withdrawal. Broadly speaking, it’s a ...
Views: 4052(1 vote) - ***The Top 5 Reasons 12 Step Programs Rock! - by Submitted on May 30, 2013 from Sandra Lenington(even if you dislike or don’t agree with the 12 step concept) There is much disagreement on the efficacy of the 12 step approach to recovery with many claiming it is not effective. Others object to the “God” aspect, or call the 12 step approach a cult. ...
Views: 2949(2 votes) - 10 Common Dangers in Recovery - by Submitted on Nov 23, 2010 from Tim GrayHere are ten common situations that are very dangerous to a person in recovery. Recognizing these dangers will help you avoid a possible problem in the future. 1. Believing you are finally cured of your addiction. This is a dangerous form of denial. The lie is that you either are finally ...
Views: 2855(3 votes) - 12 Step Statistics - What Should We Know? - by Submitted on Jul 31, 2019 from Charles WatsonMany people want to know whether 12 Step programs are successful. The problem is there are many recovering alcoholics and addicts who relapse. It isn’t the programs that are faulty, though. These programs help alcoholics and addicts to be effective in their recovery. In fact, there are some ...
Views: 1006(1 vote) - 20 Ways to Increase Your Confidence - by Submitted on Sep 17, 2010 from Sandra Lenington20 quick and practical methods to increase your confidence. Here we go: 1. Think about someone who is confident and act, talk and walk like him or her. Model their mannerisms and behaviour. It works for them; it will work for you. 2. Smile a lot more. That doesn’t mean putting a silly ...
Views: 1945(3 votes) - 3 Ways Trauma-Informed Curricula Help With Addiction Recovery - by Submitted on Feb 16, 2011 from Dan GriffinIt is well-known that trauma and addiction are closely linked. Years of clinical research have demonstrated that many individuals who struggle with addiction report exposure to trauma during the course of their lives. It is not uncommon for those dealing with addictions to have experienced any ...
Views: 1884(1 vote) - 5 Myths About Alcoholism and Drinking - by Submitted on May 01, 2011 from Mike MillerFiguring out the truth of your justifications for your drinking is crucial to eliminating your denial. These are often asked by my alcohol class students when they take my alcohol awareness classes. Myth #1: I can cease drinking anytime I want to. Maybe you can; unfortunately it's more ...
Views: 2567(2 votes) - 5 Surprising Traits from Parents Most Adults Will End up Inheriting - by Submitted on Oct 17, 2018 from M Nasir AzizYour ancestors can have a tremendous impact on who you end up becoming as an adult. Click here to learn which surprising traits from parents you will inherit! "That's exactly what your parents would say!" It's something most of us have heard at one point or another. Whether it makes you ...
Views: 3230(1 vote) - A.A. Steps Five through Nine: Teachings by Dr. Bob's Wife Anne Smith - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2010 from Richard Burns, J.D. (pen name Dick B.),Alcoholics Anonymous & “The Mother of A.A.” Anne Ripley Smith, Wife of Dr. Bob Dick B. © 2010 Anonymous. All rights reserved Part Three: Key Teachings in “Anne Smith’s Journal” on Steps 5 – 9 Materials Sources The best source of information about Anne Ripley Smith, wife of ...
Views: 3957(2 votes) - Addiction - Surviving the Holidays - by Submitted on Nov 28, 2010 from Lisa EspichThe holidays can be a magical time for families. It is a time for wonderful parties, great food, bonding, reminiscing about the past, and gift giving. Family members often travel great lengths to be together. For many people, it is the only time of year that their family is all together as ...
Views: 3069(3 votes) - Addiction and Recovery: "Treatment" and "Recovery" Are Not The Same Thing. - by Submitted on Jun 03, 2010 from Peggy Ferguson"My spouse went to recovery. Now they tell me that he needs to go on to additional counseling. What is that all about?" "Recovery" and "treatment" are not the same thing. Inpatient treatment, detox, or outpatient treatment, in and of itself, is not "recovery". Recovery is generally a return ...
Views: 2909(2 votes) - Addiction and Recovery: Why Don't They Just Quit? - by Submitted on Feb 03, 2011 from Peggy FergusonFamily members are often stymied about how their alcoholic/addicted family member can continue to drink or use in the face of overwhelming evidence that the chemical is destroying their lives. “Why don’t they just quit?” is a question that could rightfully top the list of “FAQs by Family ...
Views: 2020(2 votes) - Addiction and Recovery: Don't Let Grief Over the Loss of Alcohol Derail Your Transition Into Recovery - by Submitted on Feb 23, 2010 from Peggy FergusonOne of the common experiences of the earliest efforts toward quitting drinking and becoming sober, is grief over the loss of the chemical. For many people with an alcohol or other drug problem, the chemical, (whether it is alcohol or oxycodone) has become the addict's best friend and constant ...
Views: 4633(2 votes) - Addiction in Ongoing Recovery: Getting Acquainted With Middle Ground - by Submitted on Aug 04, 2011 from Peggy FergusonThe main task of early recovery is spent in trying to interrupt the momentum of the addiction to achieve sustained abstinence. Most of one's mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual energy is spent on that goal. In ongoing, stable, sustained recovery, the recovering person is no longer ...
Views: 2462(1 vote) - Addiction Recovery - What Families Need to Know - by Submitted on Jan 26, 2011 from Lisa EspichHow can he be so selfish? He can clearly see how much pain he’s causing - why doesn’t he care? I can’t take the stress any longer. He’s destroying all of our dreams. Our lives have become Hell. Isn’t he tired of living this way? These are the typical thoughts that run through your mind when ...
Views: 2401(2 votes) - Addiction Recovery Worksheet For Identifying Healthy Replacements for the Alcohol and Drugs - by Submitted on Jun 16, 2010 from Peggy FergusonOne of the most important tasks of early recovery from alcohol and other drug addiction is learning to replace the chemical with health living skills. When you have taken the chemical out of your life, it leaves a big gaping hole, where something of substance was. Alcohol or other drugs have ...
Views: 11104(2 votes) - Addiction: The Ultimate Distraction - by Submitted on May 20, 2013 from Jyude AllbrightAddiction in the city, addiction in the country, addiction in the suburbs, addiction in the schools, addiction in the churches, addiction in the legal system, addiction in the government, addiction in business, addiction in medicine…we simply can’t get away from it. Or, is there another ...
Views: 2567(1 vote) - Alcohol - Stop The Madness Now - by Submitted on Jun 24, 2012 from Lorna AtkinsonThere is a solution to the madness of alcoholism and addiction; a solution that will restore sanity and health, repair relationships and rebuild finances. The solution will have different components for different people but the key to the solution is personal responsibility. If you can, for ...
Views: 3291(1 vote) - Alcohol Awareness Classes Can Help Free You From Addiction - by Submitted on Aug 12, 2011 from Mike MillerWhat is great about being American? What do we have that people all over the world, including here in the good old USA cherish? In one word, the answer is freedom! As a counselor for both in class and online alcohol awareness classes I often discuss this concept with my students. Of course, ...
Views: 2106(2 votes) - Alcohol Awareness Classes Can Help You Face the Facts - by Submitted on Jul 28, 2011 from Mike MillerOne of the most famous phrases surrounding alcoholism is that “denial is the first sign.” Of course that is absolute hooey because there are millions of people who abstain completely from alcohol who would deny being an alcoholic. But the facts are the facts. First fact, life-long teetotalers ...
Views: 2415(2 votes) - Alcohol Rehab - A Look at Natural Therapies - by Submitted on Jul 26, 2013 from Mike HussyThis post examines a lot of the healthy treatment plans as used by liquor rehab focuses to help detoxify a addict's human body on the nasty toxins interior your ex attributable to this increased daily allowance connected with liquor. Most of these healthy treatment plans have likewise shown ...
Views: 2331(1 vote) - Alcoholic/Addict Recovery: Can Medicine, Religion, and 12 Step approaches Cooperate and Better Succeed - by Submitted on Mar 19, 2012 from Richard Burns, J.D. (pen name Dick B.),Overcoming Alcoholism and Drug Addiction Joining in Support, Not Splitting in Departure By Dick B. Copyright 2012 Anonymous. All rights reserved Some Comments and Some Questions Introduction and Three Approaches It would be naïve to think that there are only three ways—mutually ...
Views: 2678(1 vote) - Alcoholics - Do You Know How To Stop Drinking Alcohol? - by Submitted on May 24, 2011 from James FrithIt is an unfortunate fact of life that many people rely on alcohol to unwind after a busy day at work or after the children have gone to bed. Some people find themselves unable to relax without having an alcoholic drink or 2. Other people may eventually find that those 1 or 2 glasses of wine ...
Views: 1736(1 vote) - Alcoholics Anonymous History Study with "Conference-approved" Foundations - by Submitted on Feb 08, 2012 from Richard Burns, J.D. (pen name Dick B.),A.A. History Studies with “Conference-approved” Foundations Dick B. © 2012 Anonymous. All rights reserved The Problem with a Clear-cut Solution Fear has often ruled in the minds of those who understand the importance in their recovery of studying, learning, and applying the highly ...
Views: 2789(1 vote) - Alcoholism: Disease Or Spiritual Crisis? - by Submitted on Nov 21, 2011 from Instant Advice Network ianchat.comIt may be appalling to watch high school students or college kids getting wasted. And it's easy to wonder how grown adults can cling to a habit as destructive as alcoholism. But drinking in excess has an important role in our culture. For many people, alcohol plays its first important role as a ...
Views: 2843(3 votes) - An Old Question Revisited - by Submitted on Mar 06, 2012 from Andre PelserThe "alcoholism cult." That's what Sheldon Bacon, for many years the director of the Rutgers Center for Alcohol Studies, called overly avid supporters of Alcoholics Anonymous. Alcoholics Anonymous - AA as it is generally known - was started in the 1930s as a spinoff from the Oxford Group, a ...
Views: 2322(1 vote) - Anatomy of a Relapse - by Submitted on May 12, 2012 from Todd BranstonA random poll among newly sober clients, recovery counselors, and people who have achieved years of clean time would probably produce a varying consensus about the most pressing need for successful recovery. Most respondents, however, would likely agree that relapse is often an indicator of ...
Views: 3065(1 vote) - Approaches to Help your child Overcome Childhood Obesity - by Submitted on Apr 17, 2011 from Matt WooledgeHalloween, slumber parties, birthdays - from time to time, it seems like childhood is 1 massive food fest. It's challenging to deprive your child with special delicacies and delights when all her friends are having a grand feast. On the other hand, this straightforward condition can bring ...
Views: 1092(1 vote) - Are You Addicted? - by Submitted on Nov 23, 2010 from Tim GrayAs a substance abuse counselor I have worked with many clients who were on the fence about their addiction. They would have some issues in their life that made then think they were addicted but they would also have some reasons why they couldn't be addicted. I have found it helpful to explore ...
Views: 1843(2 votes) - Are You in Control? - by Submitted on Jul 15, 2012 from Darlene LancerWhere is your power center? Is it in you or in other people or circumstances? Paradoxically, controlling people often believe that they don’t have control over their lives or even themselves. Control is important to codependents. Many attempt to control what they can’t – other people – rather ...
Views: 5046(3 votes) - Are you Serious about your Recovery in 2013? - by Submitted on Jan 29, 2013 from Cheryl HinneburgIs 2013 the year that you are finally serious about your recovery or are you just talking to hear yourself talk? Sure, you may have gotten clean but what are your intentions to make sure you stay that way? Are you prepared to fight the toughest battle you will likely ever face? To stay clean you ...
Views: 2455(2 votes) - Article Writing for Blogging - The Best Way to Promote Your Blog - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2011 from Sean MizeSo, you just finished creating and uploading some nice content on your blog. Now, you’re wondering the next step that you’re going to take. Well, the best next thing that you need to do is to promote your website in the online arena to promote awareness and later on, attract as much traffic as ...
Views: 1866(1 vote) - Awake, Refined and Causal: Conditions of Awareness - by Submitted on Aug 23, 2011 from Carl ZadelThe main neuroelectric catagories most often investigated in science (Beta, alpha-band, theta-bandwidth, delta-band) exemplify categories of waking, dreaming and sleeping through which we pass every day. Though all brain states are typically normally active throughout the day, beta-band motion ...
Views: 1486(1 vote) - Basic Ideas About 12 Step Programs - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2011 from Sawas DeeToday, we’re glad to be able to avail from so many different means of treating our problems or mental illnesses. There are all sorts of different therapies ,and depending on your personal choice, or your capabilities at the moment, you can choose between the different ways of helping ...
Views: 2122(1 vote) - Basics of Eating Disorder Recovery - by Submitted on Aug 04, 2011 from Marty LernerThere are a few “implied” assumptions I have regarding the basic building blocks to recovering from any addiction – of which I consider most eating disorders to be. Let me be candid and put out there one of the most important assumptions I have – recovering from an eating disorder begins with a ...
Views: 2108(2 votes) - Beneficial Software for Fitness and Wellness Studio - by Submitted on Sep 24, 2016 from Lidia PeckStudio booking, it is the beneficial site for those who want to starting business related to the fitness studio. Our service provides the well design software for the fitness studio that helps to efficiently grow you business with software and its standard feature support. Our software helps to ...
Views: 1564(1 vote) - Beyond Sobriety-The Work of Emotional Recovery - by Submitted on Mar 19, 2014 from Lynn BlanchardBeyond Sobriety: The Work of Emotional Recovery: Definitions: Emotional Abuse: Anything less than nurturing is abuse. The reasons for addiction are many, but the emotional charge that underlies the obsession and compulsion of such behaviors is remarkably ...
Views: 2408(1 vote) - Bill W., Dr. Bob, and the Cure of Alcoholism: "The Rest of the Story" - by Submitted on Sep 19, 2013 from Richard Burns, J.D. (pen name Dick B.),Bill W., Dr. Bob, and the Cure of Alcoholism: “The Rest of the Story” A Four-Video Project Proposal by Dick B. and Ken B. © 2013 Anonymous. All rights reserved Key points: 1. A.A. claimed an overall 75% success rate for its early days [Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th ed., “Foreword to ...
Views: 3138(1 vote) - Binaural Beat Sound Therapy For Alcoholism - by Submitted on Aug 03, 2011 from Jane Maati SmithYou CAN quit drinking, and you take your life back from alcohol addiction. You can regain your health, have peace of mind, and gain the confidence you need to do the things you really want to do. Simply lay back, close your eyes, and relax; a healthier, happier, longer life can be as easy as ...
Views: 4693(1 vote) - Change Your Thinking - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2011 from Addict's FriendChange Your Thinking! When You Change Your Thinking... You Change Your Beliefs. When You Change Your Beliefs... You Change Your Expectations. When You Change Your Expectations... You Change Your ...
Views: 1364(1 vote) - Co-dependence Means Always Having to Say You're Sorry! - by Submitted on Nov 04, 2010 from PD RiversYou would never consider your self an addict. You could quit anytime, right? What am I talking about? No, I am not talking about alcohol or drugs or even gambling. I am talking about co-dependent relationships. CAN you quit anytime? Probably not. Statistics have proven that some people can only ...
Views: 2466(1 vote) - COMPLIANCE VERSUS ACCEPTANCE AND SURRENDER - by Submitted on May 22, 2014 from Marty LernerA frequently overlooked phenomenon within the recovering community, aka 12-step oriented fellowships, is a true understanding of the difference between compliance and acceptance with respect to one’s addiction[s]. As most professionals and addicts themselves have come to understand, addiction is ...
Views: 7594(1 vote) - Craving Comfort- Handling Addiction - by Submitted on Jun 11, 2012 from Shiroko SokitchHow many times have you decided that you need to stop smoking or eating sugar and find that you can't? It becomes even more difficult to quit once you've decided that you have to. The internal saboteur takes over and tells you that, "just one more won't hurt." One in every twelve adults abuse ...
Views: 2548(1 vote) - Dear Dr. Romance: AA only goes so far - by Submitted on Aug 24, 2015 from Tina TessinaDear Dr. Romance I am 13 years sober through the 12 steps of AA, but I haven't been to more than one meeting in the last 2 years, after making 3 a day for the 1st yr. and averaging 5 a week for the next 4 years! AA only goes so far. They do not tell you that. If you are ...
Views: 2199(1 vote) - Dear Dr. Romance: he's a drug dealer and she says that's why she loves him. - by Submitted on Sep 20, 2017 from Tina TessinaDear Dr. Romance: My wife and I have been married for 17 yrs and we have a 14 yr old daughter. My wife has stated to me that she is unhappily married and wants her own place. I recently found hotel receipts, 1 day vacation cruise receipt, and FaceBook ...
Views: 1706(1 vote) - Dear Dr. Romance: His mother was an alcoholic and a toxic bitch - by Submitted on Sep 26, 2017 from Tina TessinaDear Dr. Romance: Don't know if you can help me or if i need to go to specialist alcohol sites. My partner and i had been together for 21 years, i asked him to leave 8 months ago, but i miss him dreadfully at times and i have to remind myself why i asked him to go. His mother was an ...
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